Real Life - Dante is graduating from APU...in 2020

Today I met with my counselor here at APU (azusa pacific university) and we went through my transcripts from Mt. Sac (Jr. College). the good news is that 36 of 42 units transferred over just fine! so im told that I come into APU as a high sophomore, however I still need 90 units to graduate so the way I figure it...if I take 3 units a semester ill get my 90 units in the year 2020! its going to take me 15 years to get my B.S.

-how sad and depressing

Real Life - Zach's 1st Birthday @ Disneyland

On Wednesday (Jan 12) Kelly and I took our son Zach to Disneyland for his 1st birthday! we had a great time! The weather was great, no crowds, and Zach seemed to be having a good time.
we went on most of the little kid rides witch was fun. all of the rides seemed new and fun for me. all in all it was a great family getaway!

How to - Get a FREE iPod!

here is how it works in a nutshell. you sign up and complete 1 offer and you get 5 other friends to do the same. from there all you need to do is wait about 4 weeks and then an iPod shows at your front door. the hard part is getting your 5 friends to sign up and complete an offer. This website is for real. it is NOT a scam. all that i need to get my free iPod is sign up 2 more people. So help a brother out! Just click the following link: http://www.freeiPods.com/?r=8280320

Below are some news articles backing this site up!
Wired News
BBC News

Compurter/Photography - Brilliant Photo

The BEST Way to organize your photos! I love this program. I cant tell you enough about it. you can call up any photo in seconds! *BAM* if you have photos that you want to be able find extremely fast then this is the software for you. so far I have 3,198 photos organized with Brilliant Photo (most of the photos are of zach) and I can call up any photo that I want in no time! Try it then buy it! its sooo worth it!I suggest you take the tour to get familiar with the software then just go to town. below is a description form their website:

Whether you have dozens or thousands of digital photos, BrilliantPhoto can manage them all. Easy to use and blazingly fast, BrilliantPhoto will help you import, enhance, organize, find and share your growing digital photo library.

Describe and organize your photos

BrilliantPhoto automatically organizes photos by date or by easy-to-remember terms familiar to you and your family. QuickDescribe lets you add keywords, people, places, events and ratings quickly and easily. This information stays with the photo even if you email the photo or burn it to CD.

Find photos fast

Search for photos based on content: the “who,” “what” or “where” of the photo. Find photos by date with the handy photo calendar. Use the 5-star rating system to pick out your favorite photos quickly.

Improve your photos

Correct red eye, touch up spots and stains, fix lighting or crop images. BrilliantPhoto’s photo editing tools can turn “so-so” pictures into treasures for a lifetime!

Share photos by e-mail

Send and receive photos by e-mail without attachments even if you use web based email like Hotmail or Yahoo! Your photos are automatically resized and compressed, making it easier for your recipients to receive and view them.

Create web albums

Let friends and family see your photos online. They can order their own affordable, high-quality reprints with just a few clicks through Shutterfly.

TV - Saturday Night Live - Cork Soakers

Thanks to the new Yahoo! Video Search, i was able to find the best SNL Skit of all time - The Cork Soakers Skit. if you have not seen this skit... It's a must see!

enjoy!

Piracy - The Shadow Internet

"Inside the pirate networks that are terrorizing the entertainment business."
An indepth look into piracy. Its a long read but a good one.

Computer - Free your iTunes music with JHymn

Remove the copy protection from your iTunes music (AAC files)
If you are like me, you have some music that you bought from iTunes that you had to burn to CD then rip back to MP3...so you can do what you wish with the files.

if this sounds familiar, then check out JHymn.

Computer - Dante gets a Gmail invite!

The skies have parted and peasant's have rejoiced. Weili Lin a grad intern that works with me here @ APU has passed along a Gmail invite. after waiting for what seems like forever. I finally get to be apart of something.

thank you Jesus.

Technology News - digg

I find myself coming back to this site a few times a day to get the very latest in tech news and super good deals online. I really like way this site works. its simple view and easy to navigate. below is a brief description of digg.com from their FAQ section. enjoy!

"Digg is a technology news website that gives editorial control back to the community. Most technology websites allow users to suggest content by submitting links or stories to an editor. If the editor believes the story to be relevant to the masses, he or she moves the story to the homepage. With digg, users also submit links for review. But rather than allowing an editor to decide which links go on the homepage, the users do."

Real Life - Dante & Kelly 3 year anniversary

Kelly and I had our 3 year anniversary on the December 29, 2004. We went to Las Vegas for the night. This was also our 1st time being away from Zach overnight. anyhow we and allot of fun. It rained on us pretty much the entire trip. we stayed at Bally's right across from the best ghetto casino there is...The Barnaby Coast (real name Barbary Coast) Its really Smokey right when you walk in but they have loose slots (Kelly won on the Wheel of fortune slots) and real small table minimums. I lost about $100 playing roulette. Overall its good away time just the two us!